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February 4, 2012
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FIFA puts Burrell on Olympic committee

Horace Burrell

ZURICH (AP):

FIFA says it has appointed Caribbean official Horace Burrell to its committee that organises Olympic football tournaments, three weeks after he completed a suspension for unethical behavior.

Burrell had lost his long-standing position on FIFA's disciplinary panel in December while he served a three-month ban following a widespread investigation into alleged bribery by FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam and vice-president Jack Warner.

Burrell had a further three-month sanction deferred for a two-year probationary period.

The Jamaican football federation president has told Caribbean media that FIFA punished him for not cooperating with investigators.

Burrell is also vice-president of the Jamaican Olympic Association.

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